Influenza — high fever, body ache, cough and cold together.
Also known as: influenza · फ्लू · वायरल बुखार · viral fever · मौसमी बुखार · seasonal flu
Food Remedies
Main remedy
Orange: during a flu epidemic, eating oranges helps ward it off. If flu strikes, eat only oranges and drink warm water — it clears up faster.
CautionLiving on oranges alone is not for everyone — young children, the elderly, pregnant women, and anyone with diabetes, asthma, kidney or heart disease should keep eating normally and ask a doctor. Breathlessness, chest pain, or a high fever still there after three days — see a doctor.
during a flu epidemic, eating oranges helps ward it off. If flu strikes, eat only oranges and drink warm water — it clears up faster.
Traditional
On this page Documented — There are human studies behind this ingredient for this particular complaint. Traditional — Carried by tradition and experience; modern evidence for this particular complaint is limited.
All of this is what others have found — tradition, shared experience and the studies done so far. It is not advice given to any one person. Before changing your diet, and especially if you take any medicine, ask your dietician or doctor.
Naturopathy
Fast on warm water and citrus juice for a day; complete bed rest.
Cold sponging if fever rises; steam inhalation for the nose.
Classical Formulations
महासुदर्शन चूर्ण · Mahasudarshan Churna
Dose: 1–3 g · Warm water or honey, twice daily
Any fever that will not settle — malaria, typhoid, viral fever, fever with liver involvement, loss of appetite in fever.
Foods that help
संतरा · Orange
Pick what's in your kitchen and see which remedy fits you best.
Bhojanveda
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